Why I Do Such Things

As the sameness of my work and environment closed in on my mind and soul, feeding the now formidable flames of my cynicism and disaffection, I knew something had to be done. Something life-changing. The answer? This Book Will Change Your Life. Written by the intentionally obscure authors Ben and Henrik, this book is a 365 step guide to truly living. Each day I am assigned a task from this book- anything from trying a new fruit to bailing a stranger out of jail, or navigating an entire day without the sense of touch. I will hand deliver my emails for a day, pick up a hitch-hiker, get into a fight, and learn ballet. Hellen Keller says "Life is a daring adventure, or nothing." I plan to make it the former... (to read more, click here)

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Día del Dedo

Day 16

Today, I discretely gave everyone the finger. The middle one, more specifically. Have you ever scratched your nose with your middle finger? I did similar things all day (by the end I was getting quite creative) with the intention of throwing he birdie. This task was quite enjoyable. I would challenge myself to try to make it as obvious as possible without anybody noticing. A few people did notice- I hope they didn't think I was actually flipping them off- but for the most part, I was successful. It was rather fun to give the finger to people (mostly staff members) I would never even swear around, and even more fun to flip off my friends. Aaron and I waved a each-other at one point (I'll let your imagination do the rest of the work). Overall, today was one of the more fun days.

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